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Former AFP Protective Services Officer sentenced for false statements
Former AFP Protective Services Officer sentenced for false statementsA former protective services officer, Daniel Robert David Jones, made false declarations in relation to an application for a security clearance required to work for the Australian Federal Police.Carousel controls
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New Sydney office for the CDPP
New Sydney office for the CDPPThe CDPP Sydney office is now located at 52 World Square, 52 Goulburn Street, Sydney, NSW.Carousel controls
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Director of Courtenay House sentenced to 11 years’ imprisonment for running Australia’s largest Ponzi scheme
Director of Courtenay House sentenced to 11 years’ imprisonment for running Australia’s largest Ponzi schemeTony Iervasi ran a trading business called ‘Courtenay Trading’ based in Bondi Junction NSW, in which clients deposited funds for the purported purpose of investing in foreign exchange and futures trading. From its inception, the trading business was a Ponzi scheme. Mr Iervasi defrauded about 585 investors, who invested over $180 million for the purpose of trading those funds.
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Melbourne woman sentenced to four years imprisonment for dishonestly obtaining almost $600,000 in GST refunds
Melbourne woman sentenced to four years imprisonment for dishonestly obtaining almost $600,000 in GST refundsMs Tahra Wyntjes lodged 27 false Business Activity Statements (BAS) with the ATO, overstating the total sales, GST on sales and GST on purchases purportedly made for her cleaning business. On 16 October 2024, Ms Wyntjes was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment, with a non-parole period of two years and four months. She was also ordered to pay $599,349 in reparations to the Commissioner of Taxation.
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